Phineas Gage a man who was working at his daily job sustained an injury acquiring an iron rod going from the left cheek bone through the right top side of his skull. The injury is one of the most researched to explain the brain in cognitive functions. (Ratiu P. & Talos I. F. (2004). The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. N. Engl. J. Med. 351: e21-e21.) In this paper I will be describing the role of the brain and its cognitive functions along with the Phineas Gage accident to reveal how the brain areas support cognitive function.

Phineas Gage’s accident was one of the earliest reported cases of brain injury given. ( Ratiu P. & Talos I. F. (2004). The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. N. Engl. J. Med. 351: e21-e21.) In reading about the story I have come to learn that he suffered major brain trauma inducing personality changes making him an entirely different person. I understand that he was one of the first persons that were studied for brain damage to help with cognitive functions in psychology. Mr. Gage was a 25...